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Brazil chooses Elbit for AL-X avionics
Elbit has been selected to supply the mission avionics for Brazil's AL-X light-attack aircraft now under development. The Israeli company beat off competition from France's Sextant Avionique and GEC-Marconi of the UK for the contract, which is now being negotiated, according to engineering director Luis Carlos Affonso. ...
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US Navy receives SLAM-ERs
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) delivered the first of up to 700 Stand-off Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) weapons to the US Navy on 17 December. Flight-testing of the SLAM-ER is scheduled to begin in February using a MDC F-18. Five development flights have been planned. The first fully guided test against ...
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Embraer will offer an early-warning variant of EMB-145
Embraer plans to offer an airborne early-warning (AEW) variant of the EMB-145 regional jet following the Brazilian Government's decision to use the twinjet instead of the EMB-120 turboprop as the platform for the Ericsson Erieye phased-array radar under the SIVAM Amazon surveillance contract. The Brazilian manufacturer is negotiating ...
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F-18E/F flight tests resume after GE cures compressor
FLIGHT TESTING OF the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18E/F Super Hornet has resumed after engine manufacturer General Electric developed a cure for a compressor failure in the F414 which halted flying in November (Flight International, 4-10 December, 1996, P14). GE has reverted to an earlier design of fixed stator ...
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UK funds Tornado replacement study
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to launch the feasibility study for the replacement of its Panavia Tornado GR4s. The French defence ministry is also funding elements of the project in a clear indication that it has an embryonic requirement for a strike aircraft to complement the Dassault Rafale. ...
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Poland's upgraded Iryda I-22 jet trainer prototype is 'ready to fly'
Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL-Mielec says that it is ready to test-fly an upgraded prototype of the I-22 jet trainer. Iryda chief designer Marek Potapowicz says that an aircraft incorporating the first stage of a range of proposed airframe and avionics improvements is ready for flight-testing. The ...
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Two more Ilyushin Il-76MFs will be tested
A further two Ilyushin Il-76MFs (upgrades of the basic Il-76 Candid military transport) are expected to join the flight-test programme in the first quarter of this year, with the manufacturer hopeful that the Russian air force will place an early order for at least another ten aircraft. The ...
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Sweden approves order for third Gripen batch
The Swedish parliament has approved an order for a third batch of Saab JAS39 Gripen fighter-bombers. The four-squadron order was cleared on 13 December as part of Sweden's new five-year defence strategy, but the exact number of aircraft has not yet been fixed. According to Saab, Batch 3 ...
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South Korea seeks funding for Black Hawk production
SOUTH Korea's armed forces are seeking funding in fiscal year 1998 to further extend licence-manufacturing of the Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawk helicopter at Korean Air's Aerospace division. The Army is understood to be discussing ordering a third batch of between 60 and 80 UH-60 utility machines from Korean ...
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Nautilus laser gun to be deployed in 1998
The prototype of the Nautilus laser gun may be deployed in northern Israel as early as 1998. TRW and the US Department of Defense are close to concluding a $90 million development contract for the system. Israeli companies will act as subcontractors to TRW, and the Israeli Government ...
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SAAF C-130 upgrade
Denel and Marshall Aero-space of the UK are teaming to upgrade South African Air Force (SAAF) Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifters, including five aircraft being provided to the SAAF by the US Department of Defense. The first two US aircraft are ex-US Navy C-130Fs; the other three are ex-USAF C-130Bs. The ...
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MLRS for South Korea
The US Department of Defense intends to sell South Korea 271 Lockheed Martin Vought Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) rocket pods, 29 MLRS launchers, practice rounds, and tactical vehicles worth an estimated $624 million. The deal represents the first purchase of the surface-to-surface weapon by South Korea. Source: ...
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Defender success
The Irish Garda (police) is to become the first operator of the Pilatus Britten-Norman Defender 4000 surveillance aircraft. The new aircraft will be fitted with a variety of sensors, including television and infra-red, and may be used in the counter-terrorist role. The Irish police expect to receive the aircraft in ...
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Chinese Flankers
Pictured above are People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter aircraft stationed at Wuhu, Anhui, in central China. The aircraft have been supplied with Vympel R-73 (AA-11 Archer) infra-red dogfight air-to-air missiles (AAMs) and the Vympel R-27R (AA10 Alamo ) semi-active-radar-guided beyond-visual-range AAMs. Also visible is a ...
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In a long tradition
Every Boeing commercial airliner since the 707 has been extended at some stage, with two exceptions: the 747 and 757. It now seems that, after many years of study and debate, the 747 is about to be elongated into the -500 and -600 series and the 757is finally set to ...
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Caught on camera
There may be more than a safety aspect to the use of external video-cameras on aircraft. David Learmount/LONDON The CIRCUMSTANCES of the" British Airtours disaster at Manchester in August 1985 led the UK Civil Aviation Authority to investigate the installation of external aircraft-surveillance video cameras. About a decade ...
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Silk purse
SilkAir has experienced more than its fair share of turbulence since its establishment in 1989 as Singapore's regional carrier. After years of sustained losses, the carrier is on course to make a full recovery and is planning for a brighter future. Following a wide-ranging restructuring of its fleet ...
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Defence
Some things never seem to change in European defence. Another 12 months have passed, and still the production investment (PI) go-ahead for the Eurofighter EF2000 has to be approved by the four nations participating in the programme. Germany once again is at the heart of the delay. Problems ...
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General Aviation
NO-ONE EXPECTS a return to the general-aviation industry's past highs, certainly not any time soon, but after a reassuring 1996, general-aviation manufacturers are certain of a robust 1997. The main reason is the number of new aircraft types which will be first delivered in 1997 - ranging from the Cessna ...